---
title: Install Drupal
excerpt: Install Drupal and Next.js module
weight: 20
group: Quick Start
---

Start by creating a new site and adding the [Next.js](https://drupal.org/project/next) module.

## Install Drupal

<Callout>

If you have an existing Drupal site, you can skip to the next part.

</Callout>

Start by creating a new Drupal site using composer.

```sh
composer create-project drupal/recommended-project drupal-site
```

Once this is done, you can open the site and proceed with installation, using the "Standard" profile.

If you want to install the Umami demo experience instead, please see the <a href="/guides/umami-demo">Umami Demo Guide</a>.

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## Add Next.js module

Run the following command to install the Next.js module and dependencies.

```sh
composer require drupal/next
```
